The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-27 00:00:00

PERSONS SEEKING LANDED • ATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, 4 /0• OOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND To R 7, R i T E SGEN E LL Y— voli,:" "AD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls "egehont the kin g d om , II at the Auction and Estate Offices, e,linricerv-lane, London Messrs. E. and 14. Lumley's I en S d rnoPERTT rZEGIsTER, : ' containing a varied selection te tob e d and ho use p ro p er ties now in the market, from le rnan's mansion. with its manorial domain, to the 6Z!e With its few acres. "44 tlB OP PROPERTIES tO or ca Nets h opportunity that th wis hi ng e medium Sell of this Regisie; , \ l3 s' sending. the articWars o ro f their ppefties to the 57, Cha p ncery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Ore t),: a n in most cases introduce immediate customers, 1 "Z th Property is of an eligible character, thereby avoid leave d isadvantages of delay and its attendant incon 141e8. IS No CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur -1,14,8 introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, A e l. ll only the usual moderate commission. • ution and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. r......_ URNT -IMRE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and til OR CLOTH, CLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in ri. a C M, rezardless of amount or distance. First class 1 er4y ra second-class prives. Terms peculiarly l iberal to iM, ( N and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select v en pj ay e d in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. arti c l e 4,,e1i t ,„,. warranted 1 , 1 81:1 'Tli MEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR ar ar e respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and Pal k li e e enblischin , an entirely New Editio n of their un- It,ab ROUSE FURNISHING GUIDE , ill ustrated b y 4lo }stable engravings of every description of Furniture and zt.h., B, Ivith prices attached. A copy sent gi atis and latelei: estimates R lication . This costly work also contains 1 e : ,... for furnishing on the following revised A Six -roomed Parsonage 4 n Eight-roomed ditto A Ten -roomed ditto tor tt , A Twelve-roomed ditto l9l 11 0 Itar e r With a t'ric.e List of purified Bedding, mad a mass \r,rlable inform ation to all requiring !househ Md IT i ercy: Ittii' o , or bedding. N 'tnc lgenti.•- lor near Great Malvern, Southampton, R ch esfer B ' nl( n, n . • ury, Ely, Preston. Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, sip,,,.._ukord. Brighton, Gamsborou.gh, Margate. Kidder 4, '", Well' 1, kb, , my ton. Croydon. Cambridge .: statues, Dorking, Peth -n 8 , Worcester, Ipswich, Peterbo.ough, St. David's, ItC a ni , and above 500 other places in all parts of Great , don 006 I'M u. "- , TT and CO" General House Furnishers , D e p tford- It 4 , B.E, MEXICAN BANK - All (Limited). tilkh PletePni" t of the Shares in this Bank was This Day 40tuteut by Board, and the Letters of Regret and - he forwarded without delay. By order. Wm. THOS. MORRISON, Secretary pro tern. Tem porarylgti s Z Offices-10 , King William-street , E.C . ,: s i r ebruary, 1864. tRE MEXICAN BANK Th (Limited). -e Directors are prepared to receive Applications from eAres-` n eta , Properly qualified, to proceed to Mexico as their tive. thrter s in reply to this Advertisement to be a iiairnian, and will be considered confidential.ddressed to By order. WM. THOS. 3IORKISON, Secretary pro tern. ' eln Poraryles-10, King William-street, E.C. ° It\UCH UNION FIRE AND LIFE OFFICES. Th e NOTICE OF REMOVAL. • D irectors hereby give notice, that, in consequence of Mfb 4 7ediate extension of the London, Chatham, and Dover h rke they I they have vac tted their offices, No. Crescent, Ne e N?Nv °•29, street, and REMOVED to their NEW REMISES, eet-street, E.C. v._o!_fitary 4, 18131. q ov ERNMENT ANNUITIES BILL.—At. Lth e lthnrously attended MEE riNG of the MEMBERS to'hees "' P E ASSUR aNCE PROFESSION, held at the the Royal Farmers' Assurance Company, 3, Nor treet Strand, on Friday, F e bruary 19, 1864, JOIII , T REDDISH, Esq., in the Chair, 1, The following t o T hat " Resolutions were passed : • 1 Life Assurance has been carried on in this co a u t nr e .t o L ltrY and a half by private enterprisF, and th that " fanner Companies have fulfilled their engagements o laither which will bear honourable comparison with 11 4 ted an Y other class of institutions ; that they haye always .‘e 1) tb, themselves to the public w ants andconvem ence, and T'e and willing to continue to do so. hat t • 40 , re, his Meeting is of opinion that the proposal of the rise, is an interference with ordinary commercial We, and ought to be opposed. klaoy v % t a Committee, with power to add to their number, ", , ltal.,aPPuntei, for the purpose of watching the measure • That, such steps as they may deem expedient. 'ak 4 ta . t the foregoing Resolutions be signed by the Chair kette!lld transmitted to the' Chancellor of the Exchequer, in -411'14 the dslly p ers, and sent to the metrop olitan and raernbers of the ap laouse. %4 JOHN REDDISH, Chairma n. 14 Jra c ,.„ SI ITTEE.—C. Jellicoe Esq , J. Reddish , Esq ., T. B. 41 1/" .te ' Esq., 11. T. Tinfold, Esq., J. Messent, Esq., Henry Esq. mi s fu• r u .s utlications in reference to the above subject should -reseed t o t h e Honorary Secretary, Henry liarben, 35, London. ) 1 41 E IMPERIAL FINANCIAL COMPANY (Limited). ofl)°rated und er " Th e Companies Act, 186 2 ," by which e , li ability of the shareholders is limited to th e amount C a .their h s Ares. )4 m ill, £2.000,000, in 40,000 shares of £5O each. First ie, 2 0.000 shares. Deposit, £1 per share on app ex - , 11 ; I'nd £4 on allotment. Subsequent calls not to £2 10s., and at intervals of not less than .. three °Atha three No call will be made until after the expiration It ?" months from the date of allotment. n t ut intended to call up more than £l5 per share ; but 116 he operations of the Comp Any increase, and more t ° capital can be advantageously empl o y ed, further 11, 8„4 eg of shares will be made, a preference being given to t , then existing shareholders. DIRECTORS. , 4 4 ha p m an, Esq., Director of t h e Union Bank of h ()11 - vi tt ' Oliv er Hanson, EEq., Directo r of the National Pro -libt.Tll al Bank of England. ~k'" J. Gilbert Johnston , D irector of the London and th Western Railway Company. ii ,;(3 N l es i Xelson, Esq., Deputy-Chairman of the Thames tor ersey Marine Insurance Company. Re Gordon Macpherson, Eeq., Chairman of t he A g ra girad 3 .Vatted Service Bank. Oin Henry Pelly, Bart., Depu t y -Governor of the lVii?• Yal Exchange Assurance Corporation. Scholefield Esq., Director of the Union 1 k of ' r sib London. B ibb Dsvid Scott, Bart., Director of the National lietirroVincial Bank of England. atre 3' et l . )aLb Y Seymour, Esq., M.P., 3), Upper Grosvenor- GENERAL MANAGER. T. Fraser Sandeman, Esq. Th„ BNICKERS. 4111: , e n : ' 5ll Bank of London, Princes-street, Mansion atte;Rtra and United Service Bank (Limi ted), 27, Cannon- Me ssrs, SOLICITORS. shUrst TT • d Knight, 6, Old Jewry. k ese , —orris, an rm' 33"KERs. R I Exchange tuat, Coleman, and Co., 1, op. St o ,, buildings. -, r7 4 lty (pro tem.)—Arthur Blunt, Esq. The -re Porary Officers-21, Finch-lane. , , att em . ILOSPECTUS. b e L4 f e jli dir ,7`,, l et of captalists and the public has of late been C 10 the intro.duction of Financial Companies 4- "°Ciati ° ,7r3r, and the result ' of the operation. of thes . e h ell " 1)0% 8 u eing now known has afforded a striking evi t,el' e'ff e „ - . of their commercial utility and the advantages for a judicious and profitable employment of Thethforr a • , e formation of this Company has for some time engaged 4 tistp,i ratll , l c onsideration of the Directors, and they "4(l e :" t ult an am field remains in England, abroad, v tte rt l e ciallv ; .n for conducting successfully an i h .4l eabl i A EL °L this h 'cter • and, having secured very ,;etit +leoperation a a r n a d made other preliminary arrange • 'Y have no hesitation in introducing it to the Th e Th e objects of the Company will include oth - e h r e tia j tion of loans, concessions for railways n enie e public works, whether in England, India, the I.ler abroad. l 'ecti r i t . i 'lr advances of money on the deposit of approved -4 ele 0 7' as well as the purchase and negotiation of the A ee tanlission t ' ° .ehte' ecilit ies will also be afforded to contractors of un 411we Position, who have undertaken the construction of Th Y 8 and other important works. Directors are fully impressed with the necessity of nee caution in the selection of their business. tng 1111-12a1 relations have already been established with lead- Ill edia alkin g - houses and capitalists with a view to the im pro 6 C ommencement of operations. °ls tai s Peotuses and forms of applications for shares may be h • tl e,d at the t m orar offices of the Company, No. 21, I l ele tn e he, or at e the p offic y es of the brokers, Messrs. Knight, "DAli a, and Co., 1, Royal Exchange-buildings, where all mute must are to be made. „cltai ) l e B f er n l be delivered entire to the Bankers . of the 'be r ; t 3 :,; and after payment of Deposit, the application retained by them. (1 the Pniot. op APPLICATION FOR SHARES. Directors of the Imperial Financial Company G entle (Limited). (Limited). . 2 having paid to your bankers the sum of 1 4 ,being a deposit of £1 per share on shares •t• h e 7ove Company, I hereby req uest that you will allot number Cand I agree to accep t such shares, or any e o ge ttl e n ti "mher that may be allott ed to me, subject to e Po • °4B of the Company, and al s o to pay the further git o f A, l . • 4 per share on allotmen t ; and I hereby autho torettni to enter my name on the registe r of shareholders shares so allotted, Name in full ...................... .......... Residence ...................... Profession or business .................. Date RECEIPT FOR DEPOSIT. It this No. —_ th ee ived "1_.4 ok of (Litnited). 1 day of , 1864, of pounds, being a deposit of Ll per share, shares, in the Imperial Financial Company - Bankers to the Company. k A- YE'S WORSDELL'S PlLLS.—These Pills at an area purely verfetable preparation, and may be taken %r oil the bY either sex without fear or danger : They act ...04 1a.t , bowels mildly yet effectually, and by their fine tonic, and aperient properties, they remo ve all o pp ressive et m ulations, regulate the secretions of the iivet and bowels, t!ti e Phen the stomach, and purify the blood. Unlike many les, they d ot induce liability to take cold or esta 41tis a peeessity for the habitwil use of purg - atives, and are RtlLroti y Lf I recommended as the BEbT FAMILY CINE. INVoeptred solely by John Kaye, E' q.. of Prospect Hall, ta.te r Prd, Essex. Sold by all chemists and other dealers in ep ot, ,incdieines, at is 10, 2a 9d, and 4s Gd. Wholesale 42 , Bread-street, London. LA,N,IIRERrs A STHMATIC BALSAM.—AN , or • ePECTUAL ItENIEDY, without confining the bowels kiti" „e eting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad r oti4h l s to be the best medicine for immediately relieving' au tli , onfirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con- Dro i r, t _ l°,l . It frequently cures persons whom the faculty 1 , 10,70ce incurable, admirably allays .the tickling which triNuent coughing. In approaching contumption il v j il uects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or 1 4 a 4. l Ying' down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief cae A lv miirtes atter aking' it. Preparea orby and sold by p s _ 11.11 chemist Et, King-W.lliam-street, Charing thrb, London, and by all drugg , sts, in bottles, 130., and 1 0 ,,v. r e quantities in one, 2s. Od each. Be particular. and ask tu' l "anabert's Asthmatic Balsam, The name and address ae. iiraVed on the stamp, 41A, MADDOX-STREET. REGENT-STREET, W. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUNI, Open daily from 10 till 10. Where may be seen the Asters; Bushman and Wife; Julia Pastrana and Infant; Eng and Shang, the Siamese Twins; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Preparations, &c. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One Shilling (tor Gentlemen only). ON CREORATE OF FOTASSA. AND ITS USE IN OXIDISING THE BLOOD. PR. J. P. SARGEANT, M.R.C.S., and L.S.A. (IS36', will shortly repeat his Lecture on this subject at St. James's Hall, Piccadilly, and will satisfactorily prove that Chlorate of Potassa , (as prep ared by passing chlorine through a mixture of quick-lime and water, and subsequently boiling a long time with Chloride of Potassium) is a most active remedy for oxydising the blood, and res coring vitality to the low, vitiated state of the nervous system, and is there fore calculated to supersede the use of iron, mercury, quinine, and sarsararilla. —56, Gower-street, Bedtord-square, London. SO OH ESTATE, HOUSE, AND GENERAL BUSINESS AGENCY OFFICES. —Persons requiring Freehold or Leasehold Property, or havincr Business and Houses to be dispose of, should apply to Mr. CHARLES MURRAY, Auctioneer and Valuer, 26, Gerrard-street, Soho, W. Valuations for Probate Administration, Fire Claims, Rail way Compensations, &c. Rents Collected. BENSON'S WATCHES, adapted for any climate and country: wholesale and retail. Chronometer, duplex, lever, horizontal, vertical, repe4ing, centre seconds, keyless, astronomical. reve*sible, and chronograph watches, from 200 to three guineas each. An illustrated p amphlet and price list of every description of watch post free for two stamps. J. W. BENSON, by special warra , t of appointment watch and clock maker to H.R. H. the Prino.! of Wales. Manufac tory, 33 and 34, Ludgate-hill, E.C. THE NEW WEATHER INDICATOR, By L. CASELLA, for correctly foretelling Changes in the Weather, either for Rain, Wind, or Moisture. Particu lars, with rules, by inclosing stamp. Also, just published , CA SELLA'S New Ana Improved FORMS for correctly REGISTE RING METEOROLOGI CAL OBSERVATIuNS. 23, Hatton-garden, London, E.C. IF THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Indigestion, or Biliousness, take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. 'rich world-wide celebrity proves them of sterling merit. Of all medicine vendors at is. led. .nd 2s. 9d. ; or free by post for 14 or 33 stamps from Page D. Woodcock, Chemist Lincoln. THE EMBARRASSED in Town and Country should read "THE PLAIN GUIDE TO BANK RUPTCY AND COMPOSITIONS," showing what can be legall done, and the exact cost. To be had gratis and post free l ot Mr. W e therfield, Solicitor of tke Court, 25, Moorgate street. Bank. N.B.—Debts recovered on commission, without law ex pences to clients. TEEM —Mr. ESKELL'S INVENTION in the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the following aavant*ges :—A set or teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be mde and fitted witht hout the m ost perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, wi pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the gums, that they are quite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad just these teeth to many changes of the mouth without the aid of a dentist. They are not so liable to injury, are always useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea tise explaining Mr. EskelPs Patent, &c., free for 7 stamps. Inspection of specimens and consultations iree.-B,Grosvenor street, Bond-street, IV ; and at 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir mingham. KEATING'S COUG sonsH L annually f OZENG aIES. ictims to Pul —Statistice show that 50,00 0 perl v monary Disorders, including consumption, diseases of the chest, and the respiratory organs. Prevention is at times better than cure ; be, therefore, prepared during the wet and wintry season with a supply of KEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES, which possess the virtue of averting, as well as of curing a cough or cold ; they are good alike for the young or for the aged—they soothe bronchial irritation ; and for im proving the voice, the preacher, statesman, singer, and actor have long patronised them " St. Paul's Cathedral, 30th November, 11349. " Sir,—l have much pleasure in recommending y our lozenges to those who may be distressed with hoarseness. They have afforded me relief on several occasions when scarcely able to sing from the effects of catarrh. I thin k they would be very useful to clergymen, barristers, and public orators. "I am, Sir, yours faithtully, " THOMAS FRANCIS, Vicar Choral. " To Mr. Keating." Prepared and sold in boxes, ls lid, and tins, 2s 9d, 4s 6d, and 108 6d each, by Thomas Keating, chemist, 4ltc., 70, St. Paul's Churchyard, London. Retail by all druggists and atent medicine vendors in the world. PRIZE MEDAL.-INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, Arc., &C-• To the Queen and the Pt ince of Wales. (Established 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862. ' t es tifies to he excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers manufacture. A distind Co., Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker a on the subjrict of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my tutn,il com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Fi n est quality, with Platte d Wicks, patented.. ts, 2d. per lb. .. ;5. O r di nar y quality • • • • .. (xl. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality . • • • . • .. .• .. Is. sd. per lb. S.econd quality . ls. 3d. per lb. Third qualii y• . • • • • .. • .. Is. ld. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8, South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar. N°. 22,363. WHERE CAN WE MEET AFTER THE PANTOMIMES ? My dear Fellow, Gentlemen sup at EVANS', Covent-garden. K INAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. This celebrated Old 1111311 WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It i Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREKT, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded Kinahan's LL Whisky." TEN PER CENT. MORTGAGE BONDS.- STRAND MUSIC HALL COMPANY (Limited) BONDS of £5O each, are now ready for issue constitutitur a a First Charge upon the Property of the Company, repayable in Three Years, and beari Interest at £lO per Cent. per Annum, p ,yable and-bin Interest y. Apply at the Offices of the Company, 345, Strand, W.C. or to Mr. G. T. Taylor, Stoca and Share Broker, 11, Token house-yard, E.C. By Order of the Board, FREDERIC LAWRANCE, Secy. I~IH E WELLINGTON THREE SHILLING DINNER, consisting of Soup, Fish, Entrée, Joint, Sweet, &c., is served daily from 3 to 9, and on Sundays from 5 to 8.30. Private Rooms for large or small parties. JOHN CATES, Manager. The Wellington, St. James's-street. Entrance, 160, Piccadilly. T H E 0 XF OR D, A, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new and success ful Cantata KING CHRISTMAS, and other:Musical Enter tainments, supported by the following talented artistes : Misses Russell. Fitz-Henry, Tyrrell, SI , almsley ; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green, &c. NOTICE.--In a few days will be produced FAU'IT, by IW. Guonod, embracing the entire company of this establishment with augmented band and chorus. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. UNSWORTH and EUGENE will make their re-appear ance This Evening. Comedy, by Mr. T. Ma.clsgan, W. Randall, G. Hutchenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Powar (the juvenile comedienne), &c., Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balmy, is. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL. The Fairy Entertainment, entjtled PRINCE BLOSSOM IN Tllm LAND OF SHADOWS! Is written expressly for this establishment by W. F. Vander veil, author of the celebratd " Enchanted Hash," and en sbles Mr. Morton, with the aid of Professor Pepper's Optical Illusion (known as the Ghost), to produce effects never before contemplated, and which have all teen duly redstered by him and Mr. J. H. Weston under the title of The Ghost in the Magic Fountains." By this new arrangement, that which is in reality no'hing but a shadow, becomes to all ap pearance endowed with life, and when " Fame" takes her flight through the burning Cataracts, and the Naiads seek their beds in the Cry,tal Waters, form a coup d'ceil of beauty unparalleled even in fairy romance. Prince Blossom (with the Song of all Nations), Miss Townley. The Marvellous Illusion will take place every Evening at half-past Nine o'c ock. All the wonderful entertainment of the establishment, as usual, in addition to the above. Admission—Area, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, ls. Open every Evening. -00YAL ALHAMBRA.- LAST NIGHTS of FRANCONI'S GRAND CIRQUE. EVERY EVENING, at Half-past ' , even o'clock and on MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and SATURDAY, at 2 o'clock., ROYAL ALHAMBR A.- FR ANCONI'S ENGAGEMENT will. SHORTLY TE itMINATE. OY AL ALHAMBRA.- xv FR ANCONPS TROUPE will RETURN to FRANCE in a few days. 11211- A DAME TUSSAUD'S HisTmucAL Ort. GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. NEW ADDITION.—A full-lenzth Model of JEFFERSON end President of the Confederate States ; also, a full h Model of PRESIDENT LINCOLN. Ad m ittance, ts. ; extra rooms, 6d. Open from 11 till dusk, and from 7 till 10. ARGYLL ROOM S, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, IS OPEN EVERY EVENING. During the eveninz an unparalleled repertoire of Dance Music, Selections and Overtures, is performed •by the cele brated Argyll Band, forty in number. Doors Open et Half-past 8, commence at 9. Admission ls. Manager, 1% GRENET. ~~% ( e.,/ ' .-- -ilz--o•••:.-1—/ a/g)'.l-G-eAe-.GZ'I:I /- ' ~ .........H..- -: : .. -- 2 ------- ( ~ ......, kl, ~•••%. ..... / . /...° TJ. ,: ' , , or „s ido - " 4:1/1 ' - • • ~, I.'"/1 7 AA ~'. t , •••• 1,0 - -, 4 ( ~j 'IV ' '-- • —'!,— 4 *-11 111 ,5), : ( 00 4 5 - tY ,l' - 0 -..."C: • , . t ~ . , _ , , I , . 11 •. _......,.., ~,,i , .. _44•";, - , zu-04 1 6-074- .. - 4- - )- , , • - ..41, .. - i t : , _.-,.. - r - . - " Ailgik ''' • ... Mr %re , I --, , ~ • ...../ , 8 , ', A_ . i:* pi I`. !0 6 ".....: -" r )" W-''' 1 . 1 .=:-:...— , . , 4111P , ' "' :i.1., NIMrSP&PER •ner's,,,... A ,- ,: OA S, )..1 az • , riority of numbers, unequal to the . Alien and Dybbol, they should, wit. E vuch as trying one assault, seek easi elsewhere, and try to strike Denmark in amorer i vulnerable part, shrinking from no ungenerous 4 measure to put the screw upon her, and bring her to terms by all means in their power, and with all poseible speed. It is certainly not in the power of Denmark to guard all the frontier of Jutland, and the Austro- Prussians will find it es easy to overrun it to the very end of the peninsula as they found it to occupy all Schleswig after the fall of the Dannewerk. But, on the very frontier of that province, at Fredericie, there is a position as likely to brave their efforts for a length of timeos Alsen and Dybbol have evidently stemmed the tide of their too ready victories in Schleswig. The fortress of Fredericia, together with the little Peninsnii in which it rises, aided, like this place, by inlets of the sea favouring the naval ope rations of the Danes, is, as it were, a third Dinne werk, offering no greater temptation to an 'anent( r prieing enemy chary of his blood than the place before which the Germans are now skulking with far more discretion than valour. The Danes axe evidently anticipating great feats of arms on the Jutland frontier, and they are strain ing every nerve to throw the best of their forces into Fredericia. You are aware that the best part of their cavalry, in their retreat from the Dannewerk, never came in here at all, but marched on from Flensburg through Apenrade and Hadersley into Jutland. Since then 4,000 men at first, and sub sequently the whole of the third division, were shipped off from Sondarburg to Fridericia, and I saw this morning a beautiful regiment of dragoons, nearly the whole of the cavalry that we had here, embarking for the same destination. Alsen and Dybbol are at present all but disarmed and power less for offensive purposes, and although the 12,000 men, infantry and artillery, that we still have here are more than sufficient to hold the place against all odds, still it is not a little to be regretted that, in the event of an attack by the enemy and of his defeat, no means should be at hand for efficient pursuit. Probably the removal of all these troops with such reckless haste to the North revea:s an in tention on the part of the Danes to carry on opera ticns on the open field in Jutland. The disparit . , numbers, and even the inferiority of weapons, par ticularly rifle and cannon, would seem to preclude the hope on their side of any warfare on a large scale. What they could not accomplish behind the Dannewerk bulwarks and the deep waters of the Schlei they can hardly expect to do on the wide plains of Jutland. They may harass the Germans with a few weeks' petite guerre, truly; but even for PRICE 4d. STAMPED sd. blished themselves in the Stenterup and Boffct woods. By this movement they gained full com mand over the isthmus of the Broager peninsula, and secured an easy escape for their troops at Snot, had these latter been "caught in the trap" laid for them by the Danes, in the event of their retreat being cut off at the Egernsund by the destruction of the bridge. The possession of the Stenterup and Boffel woods was not to be given up by the Danes without a spirited struggle. About 12 o'clock at noon the alarm sounded through the streets of Sonderborg. It is one of the peculiarities of the Danish army that it boasts not a single drum, with the exception of the Royal foot-guards at Copenhagen, not a man of whom has as yet reached the camp. The alarm was, therefore, given by the trumpets, and, i❑ a few minutes, three regiments of infantry were pressing to the fridge towards the scene of action. On ap proaching the woods, however, they found the enemy disposed to give way before them without striking a blow, and before three o'clock the Danish pickets had recovered the position from which they had been driven in the morning. The morning skirmish has cost the Danes five or six dead and 30 wounded ; among the slightly wounded an officer. Such has been, for this day, the conclusion of an action of no great moment as to its immediate results, but full of serious meaning if we either con sider the designs which brought it about, or the remote consequences it has had, or might have had. To what extent the Rolf Krate obtained its intent, which was to destroy the German bridge on the Egernsund, and thus shut up as many of them as had ventured into the Broager Peninsula, whence they would have had no other egress than through the isthmus between Nybol and Dybbol, we are not yet able to ascertain, and we are equally uncertain as to whether or not the Austro-Prussians marched out of the peninsula through the isthmus, profiting by the two or three hours in which their troops drove the Danish pickets from their posts in the Stenterup and Bodel Woods, and had possession of them. We may obtain more positive information before time comes to close this letter for the post. But in the meanwhile there is abundant proof that the Germans are far as yet from having it in their tower to shut up the Danes in their position at Dybbol, and that these latter have still strategy and pluck enough to defeat the enemy's plans on a ground which they seemed to have already aban doned, but on which their command of the sea en ables them to reassert their hold whenever it suits them. that kind of work their somewhat unwieldy infan try and heavy cavalry do not seem well suited. Sooner or later Fredericia and her peninsula will be as closely invested as Alsen and Dybbol .aow are, and, that being the case, it remains matter of un certainty whether the Austro-Prussians will try their strength against Fredericia any more than against this place, or whether they will not rather mask both places, and, by avoiding all conflict themselves and putting all conflict on the part of the Danes out of the question, lord it all over the peninsula from Kiel to Aarhuus. FEBRUARY 18, 9 F.M. The mail closes in a few minutes, and no fresher intelligence has reached us. It seemed almost posi- tive that the bridge on the Egernsund is not de stroyed, and the position of the Germans in the Broager Peninsula remains as it was. The experi merit will, however, be renewed. I do not think there can be any doubt as to the power the Germans have of driving the Danes utterly from the field if they choose to put forth aufficier.t forces for that purpose, although the Danes themselves fondly believe that the subject admits of dispute. The position at Dybbol and the peninsula at Fridericia present but a narrow ap proach to the invader ; but that very narrowness of approach, favourable as it is for defence, is no less unfavourable for offensive purposes. The garrison, shut up in its corner, and caught, as it were, in a trap, can only attempt a sally in one direction, and there the enemy awaits it on a strip of ground almost as narrow as the approach of the fortress FEBRUARY 20. It was a fortnight last night since the main strength of the Danish army marched out of Schles wig, beginning its toilsome and disastrous retreat from the Dannewerk. It will be a fortnight to- morrow evening since the Danes sought the safe shelter of Alsen, and of the redonbted bastions at Dybbol, the great outwork of this their sea-gir' fortress. The Austro Prussians were then in ho pursuit, and they have ever since stood face to face with the Danish pickets on every avenue concen- trating from west, north, and south upon this place. Yet the two hostile forces have been ever since almost completely at rest, and the last san guinary affair was the brush between the rear of the pursued party and the van of the pursuers at Bilskorkrug or Oversee, on the evening of Sunday before last, Of course, when I say this I take into no account sonic occasional unavoidable and almost in voluntary exchanges of shots at the outposts, nor oven of the skirmish of last Thursday, of which I gave an account in my letter of that date, and which was altogether of the Panes' own seeking. It wss the attempt of the Danish Monitor Rolf Drake to burn the pontoon bridge at Egernsund, so as to cut off the Prussians' retreat from the Broager Pen insula, which prompted the German forward move self. Posted on the neck of the Sundewitt penin sule., for instance, between Adsbol or Bailegaard, or even nearer us, between Nybol and Sandbkrg, the Austro-Prussians have a line of only five, or, in the latter case, three miles to guard against the Danes. Supposing the Germans to he no more than 20,000 on this line, they would always be as two to cue against any force that could attempt a sortie from Alsen and Dybbol; and the isthmus of the Frede ricia peninsula would be even a closer field for %sallying garrison to try its strength on. Were even 20,000 men insufficient to completely mask, invest, and shut in the fortresses, the Germans might easily sit down before each of them with 40,000 or 50,000, and they could atilt command 50,000 more for the easy subjugation of the unarmed population. The Danes seem inclined to put their trust in ships, and think that, while leaving in their two strongholds a sufficient number of de fenders, they could land small forces here and there so as to harass the enemy on many points and wear him out by incessant desultory warfare. All this, however, would not lead to a happy termination of the struggle in their favour ; it would not pat an end to the foreign occupation of all their main land. The siege of the two fortresses and a series of guerilla exploits would be all that Europe might look forward to for six or eight months or a year to come, At the end of that period the Danes would still be where they were a fort night ago ; they would still have to repurchase their own peninsula, or such part of it as the Ger mans might feel inclined to restore, by accepting such conditions as a conqueror has it in his power to dictate. Without achieving their victory by the reduction of Alsen and Fredericia the Austro-Prus sians would reap all the benefits of complete suc cess. They are under no necessity, and it certainly is not for their interest, to shed another drop of blood by their own act, and such injury as the Danes might still inflict upon them would have no greater effect on the vast body of their troops than the sting of a gnat on the huge bulk of an elephant. Still, the Danes reckon, and very reasonably too, on the chapter of accidents. The in vasion of Jutland, they think, has filled the measure of their enemy's iniquities. The in dignation of Europe cannot long remain passive in sight of so flagrant a violation of all legality. Nothing can be stronger than the conviction in the hearts of those poor Danes that help must turn up for them from some quarter or other. It grieves me more than I can tell to be addressed by officers and soldiers, when they think they have made it out that I am an Englishman, with such Words as, Why should England suffer us to perish ? Why do not the English come to the rescue ?" The Danes, however, have something to look for ward to more promising to their cause than the help of foreign nations, and that is dissension among the Germans themselves. Jealousy between Austria and Prussia, the attitude of the Bland, the ambition of the minor Princes, th e r ev olutionary tendencies of the German peopl e, everything engen d ers a b e li e f that their enemy cannot long ac t unan i mous l y against them, if t h ey will only persevere to the end ; and with su c h prospects b e f ore th e m there i s no doubt that th e Danes titan i t was in w ill fight on and endure. Their positi on does not a ppear to them more hope lessto-day 1849, when all was lost and all was eventually regained. There has been some trifling encounter of patrols a s usual, in which one man was killed and one wounded. The wounded yesterday were three; none killed. I am told that the Germans have been colgecting a large number of boats in the Gelting Bucht, across the Flensburg Fjord, with the intention of attempt ing a landing on Alsen, whenever such an attempt may be ac: as a diversion to a contemplated attack on Dybbol. A Danish ship-of-war, however, has sailed this hiy for the Bucht, and will, no doubt , soon give a good account of the boats there as sembled, if the report turns out to be co rnet. W 3 ment from Nybol and the occupation of the Stente rup and BatEA Woods. They hoped thereby to ope❑ a way for their troops in Broagerland through the isthmus of the little peninsula, in the event of the egress across the Egernsund being intercepted. The attempt of the Rolf Krake was unsuccessful because a round cape at the entrance of the strait on the eastern shore completely masked the bridge, and the water o❑ the western shore was too shallow for her cannon to come within reach of its aim. The safety of the bridge reassured the Austro-Prussians, who had no further object in their advance into the woods, and who therefore lost no time in retiring within their own lines at Nybol, declining all conflict, Why they should keep so quietly within these lines, why the invasion of the Duchy of Schleswig, which began with so much ardour and vigour on their part, should come to a standstill before the bastions of Dybbol, is precisely the problem with the solution of which men's minds are busy here. That the position at Dybbol is formidable, and that the Germans are aware of its strength, is matter of certainty, for they turned all their en deavours against it in 1849, when it had hardly more than its natural advantages to rely upon, and were driven from it again and again. It is ex tremely natural for them to wish to put off their attack until they have brought up all the heavy material they can muster ; but a fortnight is a long lapse of time for the accomplishment of such a task with the present means of locomotion they have at their command, those means which en abled them so soon to prepare for the storming of the D tnnewerk. On the other hand, they must be aware that the Danes on their own side are not idle, but are adding bastion to bastion and trench upon trench, so as to make assurance doubly sure. All that the engineers here asked was just a fortnight's breathing time, and during this interval new works have risen as if by magic, and whenever the assailants are ready they will be quite sure to find the defenders fully as ready for them. As day follows day and no news is the news, we be- gin to think that the expected attack will never take place, and we have been all this time tossed about between the hopes and fears of an armistice till the declarations of diplomatists in various countries set our minds at rest on that score. The Germans will not cease from hostilities, yet they will not dash their heads against the ramparts at Dybbol. Possibly they wish to carry on the war on softer ground in a different quarter. We have positive intelligence, indeed, that two days ago they crossed the frontier line which separates the Duchy of Schleswig from Jutland, and our anticipations of hot work there are so general that I have been more than once on the point of taking my berth in one of the steamers sailing regularly more than once a day to Frede , ricia. The invasion of the northern part of the penin sula—of that purely Danish province which is neither, like Holstein, a member of the German Confederacy, nor, like Schleswig, a territory " in dissolubly united with it," as the Germans would have it, end which, indeed, was not even inciden tally mentioned in that Treaty of 1852, the terms of which the Austro-Prussians have undertaken to enforce—the invasion of Jutland, I said, seemed to the people here too monstrous a breach of all la to he justified even by the exi; gencie; of the most internecine war. That the two German Powers who have now the whole of Schleswig in their hands except this little island, and the four squire miles of ground adjoining it on the main• land, should not think they had accomplished their gre a t o bj ect unt i l t h e y held literally every inch of Schleswig at their discretion, might be possible, and the war might be expected to go on to the utter annihilation of the army shel tering at Alsen. 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I was de sirous yesterday to see what ground there might be for the belief, rather generally entertained here, that the AustrosPrussians, in their apparent state of inaction, meditated a great stroke—no less a feat indeed, than throwing a bridge across the Sound from Sandbjerg or Storeskov. I rode out cense qeently through the western districts of Ulkebol Ind Kjcer as far as Ronha ve an d Arnkielsore. The little triangular piece of g roun d which lies between the Sound and the Augustenburg Fiord has its base between Sonderborg and Ulkebol and its apex at. Arnkielsore. It is hilly, or at least boldly undulated, as far as Kjmi ; but it sinks down into almost a dead flat at Ronhave. As I approached the latter place the signs of habitation, whi c h were not very fre quent in what is called Ulkebol-Westermark and Kjcer-Westermark, almost entirely disappeared. The territory of Ronhave, up to the extreme point of the triangle at Arnkielsore, is bat one vast farm, and the gaard or court where the landowner resides is almost the last habitation. The rural population is scanty every where in these regions, notwithstand ing the great fertility of the There seems to be nothing like small farming in Denmark, a circum stance which, coupled with a provident municipal administration and the all pervading spread of edu cation, account for the total absence of mendicity, or indeed sordid poverty, to which I alluded in my last letter. Standing on the door-sill of the court of Ron have, or on the skirts of the woods at Arn kielsore, I could distinctly see over the water a few Prussians moving about in the woods of Sandbjerg and Storeskov. Those woods belong to a fine landed estate, the property of one of the many branches of the Reventlow family, and the beautiful Slot or Palace of Sandbjerg rises close to the water-side, on the opposite shore, about half a mile from the spot where I stood. In the pleasure grounds and the Chase of Sandbjerg, then, the Austro-Prussians have lodged themselves, and alto gether I may have counted about 100 of them. They were all Prussians, and all infantry men; and the pickets on duty ou our (the Danish) side and the peasantry an the spot assured me no artillery, pon toon, or bridge equipage was any where to •be seen. l'he evidence of their eyes or of mine goes for no thing, however, for very extensive operations might be carried on under cover of the bare, but dente plantation. The width of the Sound, which, as I said, is only 150 yards at the bridges of Sonderborg is, to say the least, twice as great on the narrowest point opposite to Storeskov. What means modern engineering may have to bridge over a sheet of water nearly a third of an English mile in width competent persons can judge; but what is very sure, at any rate, is that all attempts at crossing would be gal lantly resisted by the Danes. Wherever I went, all along the Sound, on the slope of the banks trenches were being rapidly thrown up, and at the water edge rifle pits were being dug for picket service. The Danes had hitherto no proper forts on the Sound, because they relied, as they still in a great measure rely, on the aid of their gunboats; but their field batteries are drawn up in the very best order at every farm house, and could be brought to bear on any threatened spot in not many minutes. Not only along the Sound, but all along the line of Dybbol, on the mainland, the Danes are striving to add artificial strength to what is already naturally a very strong position. They keep no less than 6,000 men constantly at work. Every time I ride to the outposts, and that ie almost daily, I see new bastions raised, new fields levelled, palisades reared, and huts constructed for the accommodation of the troops. Brave as the Danes are on the open field, they seem aware that their forte lies rather in de fence then attack, and in this present instance they are but too much justified in seeking in stone walls and earth bastions a vantage ground to counter balance the enormous numerical superiority of their adversary. Mey be all these active and extensive preparations will have been made in vain, and armistice and peace may be concluded before new "Danes' work" be quite ready for use; but the Danes themselves, soldiers and officers, will hear no mere about the cessation of hostilities. They long to measure their strength with that of the Germans, and are especially anxious for a brush with the Prussians. Next in favour to their national air, " Den tappre Landsoldat," is the other song, "Nu skal vi da atter med Preusserno slaaes" (Now shall we again with the Prussians fight), which they sing with great spirit and exultation, loud enough to be heard at the outposts on the other side. The whole of the Third Division of the Danes Army has left us, part of it embarking directly for Fredericia, in Jutland, and the remainder crossing over the ferries into Funen, to march across that island through Middelfart to the same destination. The Commander-in-Chief of the division, General Wilsier, was still here yesterday, but has in all pro bability followed his troops in the night. The Danish army is thus virtually divided into two. However active the communications between the head-quarters here and General Wilster's Staff at Fredericia, the movements of the latter officer must to a great extent be left to his own discretion and responsibility. The Danish army consists of three divisions, corn mended by Generals Gerlach, Du Plat, and Wilster Every division has three infantry brigades, each brigade composed of two regiments, with two bat talions to each regiment. A Danish battalion musters 800 men, a regiment, consequently, 1,600, a brigade 3,200, and a division 9,600. Each divi sion is, besides, provided with two field batteries, about 400 men, and half a regiment of dragoons, about 300. Altogether a division, in its perfect state of efficiency, consists of no l e ss than 10,300 men. The three divisions make a total of 30,900. There is, besides, a fourth, or cavalry division, un der the orders of Gen.Hegermane.Lindererone, con sisting of three cavalry brigades, e ach brigade of two cavalry regiments, each regiment of six squad rons, with 120 men for each squad ron . This would make a force of 720 men for each reg iment, 1,440 for each brigade, and 4,320 for the w hole division. The Danes, as I have stated, have only infantry of the line ; nothing like riflemen, s h a rpshooters, Zouaves, or Bersaglieri. All their f oo t s oldiers are capital shots. There are peculiar evol u tions for light infantry, however, for which all i n f an t r y men are not equally fit, and which require a grea t amount of special training. In Italy, for instance, the Ber saglieri corps, which was once one battalion, and now consists of 23 regiments (so usef u l h as its action been found in late campaigns), is alm os t wholly re cruited among the mountaineers of Pi e d m ont, Lom bardy, Liguria, &c„ as the inhabitants of the plain are deficient in that hardihood, agility and activity which are required for all the running, leaping, crouching, and crawling indispensable in tsrailleur service. Many of the very mountain lads that are entered in the Bersaglieri corps have soon to be made over to the infantry of the line, a s they too often break down under the severe exertions by which their powers of endurance are tested. Possibly the Danes, however strong, are not sufficiently agile and supple for that kind of work. this All l otand the ti does n taking into account the losses the army has suffered in dead, wounded, and prisoners, during the week's regiments ofwhole, hostilities on the Dannewerke, the few stragglers on the retreat, and the sick in hospital, it may be safe to compute the number of actual combatants on the line to something between 25,000 and 30,000. Some hagen. I am inclined to think that th e latter num ber is nearer to the truth ; but armies, as every one knows. never are on the ground what they ap eort includelleryr reserve. four er ve. reserve On of the reserve having lately come up f r om Copen- pear on paper, and I would not undertake to assert that the cadres of every battalion, regiment, brigade, or division in the Danish army are quite filled up. Some very fine battalions of Grenadiers of the King's Guard, and a squadron of 120 gigan tic cuirassiers of the Life Guards, whom I so greatly admired at Copenhagen, never appeared in the Duchy of Schleswig, even when the King was at headquarters at Castle Gottorp, or hero at Sonder borg. Now that his Majesty has gone back to the capital it would be idle, I suppose, to look for the arrival of those household troops, which ought never to move except by way of escort and protection to the Royal person. By all accounts that reach us from the invaded parts of the Duchy of Schleswig, it would seem that the Austro-Prussians are bent on discountenancing all revolutionary movements and so-called patriotic demonstrations so far as their occupation extends. It was only on their first arrival at Eckernforde, Schleswig, and other towns that, in the midst of the enthusiasm got up among the German party for the reception of the " brotherly" troops, and in their anxiety to mind their own special business, which was the attack on the Dannewerk, the commanders of the two invading armies were compelled to allow the demagogues their full swing. But now, it would seem, these same commanders find them• selves more fully at their leisure, and they have very clearly intimated to the Schleswigers that they will bear no hand in any political innovation, and, limiting themselves to admi nister the country as much as possible accord ing to its old laws and institutions, they will leave the future destinies of the Duchies in the hands of those whom it may concern. For my own part, there is no stronger conviction in my mind than that the Schleswigers and even the Holsteiners, are a people not to be moved to any revolutionary act except by a, very strong pressure on the part of foreign agitators. Had Denmark been left alone with her subjects, I feel sure, whatever the feelings of nationality might be in the heart of some of them that the Schleswig-Holsteiners would never have given very alarming signs of disaffection ; for it is undeniable, on the one hand, that they could under no German Government have attained so great an amount of wellbeing, culture, and real free dom as they enjoyed under their Danish rulers, and on the other, that they were fully aware how well off they were, and their contentment was, to say the least, commensurate with their native loyalty and submissiveness, their love of order and respect for constituted authority. _ _ It is idle to say that they were kept quiet by main force; it must not be forgotten that the two Duchies constituted two•fifths of the Danish mo narchy, and a population of that strength supported by all the national party in Germany would have been fully equal to a contest with the crown of Denmark, had that Crown exercised any tyrannical sway over them, had the discontent been so rife among them as the German newspapers describe it. These are, however, political topics, and only to be touched upon in the event of warlike operations giving way before diplomatic negotiations. FEB. 18. Those of the readers of the Times who have had patience to read through my foregoing letters will have gained, I should hope, a sufficiently distinct knowledge of the respective position of the bellige rent parties here to be able to follow the events which have taken place this day to set a proper value upon their importance. From Flensburg and Aabenraa (Apenrade), as I before said, the Austro•Prussians, advancing through the Sondeved, or Sundewitt, peninsula, between the two fiords which take their names from these towns, and facing this little isle of Als, or Alsen, h , .(1 came up by the south road from Flensburg, through Ringencei, Graasten, and Aldbol, as far as Nybol, and by the northern road from Aabenraa, through Ullernp to Sattrup, and had pushed their outposts as far as the woods of Sandhjerg, on the Allssund. Besides these two avenues, both of which concen• trate upon the Danish position at Dybbol, the Ger mans had left the main southern road at Alnor, between Ringence3 and Graasten; and from Alnor had taken possession of the Egernsund, throwing a pontoon bridge across that narrow strait, and thus advancing into the minor peninsula of Broagerland by Skodsbol and Smol they came by a third road upon the I)ybbol position. We heard the day be fore yesterday that Marshal Wrangel had moved his head-quarters up to Ringence3, and that some of the Prussian outposts had advanced into the Broagerland peninsula as far as Smol. Yesterday about 100 of them were seen in the woods of Sand bjerg and SLorskov, on the Alssund, whence they fired on the Danish pickets across the strait, but without any result, as apparently without object. All these movements, however, evinced on the Dart of the enemy some desire to break the mono tonous stillness to which they have condemned them selves since they first came in sight of the fortifica tions at Dybbol ; and we all went to bed last night with the expectation of being awakened by the noise of an attack in theinorning. You may remember, perhaps, that at the time o my first trying to lay before the reader the position of the Danes at Dybbol, I expressed my surprise that they should have allowed the enemy a free and easy entrance into the Broager peninsula, as I thought that by their command of the water they might so strongly have occupied the Egernsund as not only to hold that strait against any force, but also to enable themselves to send their gunboats into the Nybol Ncr, and molest their enemy in their advance along shorn on the road from Adsbol to Nybol. That precaution was not taken ; the Austro-Prussians were freely let in across the Egernsund and into the Broager peninsula; or, as it now appears, they were lured in—they were allowed to come up through Skodsbol and Saaol with a hope that they might be caught in a trap. How many of them have actually ventured into the Broager peninsula we have no means to ascer tain. That they had got as far as Smol, however, was well known, and the Danes, thinking the net was full, thought it high time to draw it up. This morning at a very early hour the cannon was heard. It was the Danish Monitor Rolf Krake, which had steamed up to the Egernsund in the night, and at break of day opened fire on the bridge thrown by the Germans across the strait. me Monitor, it seems, could not, owing to the shallowness of the water, advance near enough fully to accomplish her purpose. We know nothing very precise, at least as to the effects of her fire upon the bridge. She fired 72 shots, and was answered by the German batteries on shore at Ainor and Holdnces (the latter place across the Flensburg fiord) with 150 shots. One of the ene enemies' shots took effect, it is said, through her funnel, but without materially disabling htr ; one of her officers received a contusion, and two sailors were slightly wounded. It would seem in the meanwhile that the Austro- Prussians, uncertain of the issue of that struggle, which might in all probability have destroyed the bridge across the Egernsund and completely cut off their retreat over the road by which they had come, felt it incumbent upon them to secure au open way through the isthmus of the Broager peninsula by an open attack on the outposts of the Danish posi tion at Dybbol. A mere glance at the map, and the knowledge that the outposts of the Danes are at Dybbol and those of the Austro-Prussians at Nybo!, will satisfy the reader that the ground between Dybbol and Nybol, which corresponds precisely to the neck or isthmus of the Broager peninsula, is a kind of debatable ground, occupied by the pickets of either party, and in the permanent possession of neither. By far the greater part of this ground is covered by large woods, bearing to the north of the road the name of Stenterup Skow, and to the south of the road that of 13offe1 Skov. This morning, to wards 11, the Austro-Prussians walked out of Nybol in a large force, and after short skirmish ing they drove in the Danish pickets, and eata, Family Residence and Land, MR. ANDRE licr HIND hss to LET a comfort able HOIME, in Essex, fourteen miles from town and two from a station, delightfully situate on high ground, and commanding extensive views. 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Tablets of Soap, from Nos. 1 to 5, accord , ng to the degree of sulphur they contain, sold at the depot, 2, Rupert-street, Coventry-street, London, W., and at all chemists. Prospectuses and testimonials sent on application. ELECTION OF CITY ARCHITECT. A special Court of Common Council was held yesterday, at Guildhall, for the purpose of electing a gentleman to fill the office of City architect, in the place of the late Mr. Bunning. _ _ . The names of 11 candidates were upon the paper of busi ness, namely, Mr T. D. Barry, surveyor to the city of Nor wich; Mr R.Bell, architect and surveyor, Old Broad-street; Mr F. Chancellor, architect and surveyor, Pinner's Hall, Old Broad-street; Mr H. Dawson, architect and surveyor, Finsbury.place ; Mr W. H. Heath, architect and surveyor, Broad-street-buildings; Mr W. C. Horne, architect and surveyor, Guildford-street, Russell-square ; Mr L. H. Isaacs, architect and surveyor, Verulam-buildings, Gray's ir.n ; Mr H. Jones, architect and surveyor, Furnival's-inn; Mr F. Peck, architect and surveyor, Fumival's-inn ; Mr J. S. Tucker, architect and surveyor, Park-street, Gros venor-square; and Mr F. Wallen, architect and surveyor, Old Broad-street. There was a 12th candidate in the person of Mr Richard Tress, but in consequence of that gentleman having been a member of the Court of Common Council within three months of the election, and being thus ineligi ble under the standing orders to accept any office under the Corporation, his name was omitted from the list of candi dates. At the commencement of the proceedings the Town Clerk read letters from Mr Barry and Mr Home, announcing that they had withdrawn from the contest. Three other gentlemen, Messrs. Isaacs, Tucker, and Peck, were subsequently declared ineligible under the stand. ing orders of the Court ; so that the number of candidates who finally went to the poll was six only, namely, Messrs. Bell, Chancellor, Dawson, Heath, Jones, and Wallen. 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